Understanding the Bigger Energy Picture : : DESERTEC and Beyond.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
• Author: Düren, Michael.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2017.; {copy}2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (121 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 The Nexus of Energy, Carbon and Water -- 2.1 The Challenge of the World Energy Supply -- 2.2 Nuclear Energy -- 2.2.1 The Sun, Our Nuclear Reactor -- 2.2.2 The Future of Our Planet Earth -- 2.3 The Era of Fossil Fuels -- 2.4 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming -- 2.4.1 Evil Twins: Global Warming and Ocean Acidification -- 2.4.2 Evidence for a Self-amplified Global Climate System -- 2.4.3 Tipping Points that May Screw up Our Future on This Planet -- 2.5 How to Stop Climate Change? -- 2.5.1 Fossil Options -- 2.5.2 Transition to Renewable Energies -- 2.6 The Carbon Cycle in a Sustainable Future -- 2.7 Reversing Climate Change -- 2.7.1 Black Carbon Sequestration -- 2.8 Water, the Elixir of Life -- 2.9 Fossil Water and Desertification -- 2.10 Technical Options of Fresh Water Supply -- 2.10.1 Water Collection and Storage -- 2.10.2 Water Saving -- 2.10.3 Water Recycling -- 2.10.4 Water from Humidity -- 2.10.5 Seawater Desalination -- 2.11 The Water Cycle in a Sustainable Future -- 2.11.1 Potable Water -- 2.11.2 Rural Exodus -- 2.11.3 Water for Agriculture -- 2.11.4 Controlled Environment Agriculture -- 2.11.5 Seawater Greenhouse -- 2.12 Reversing Desertification and Soil Degeneration -- 2.13 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Energy in Times After the Energy Transition -- 3.1 Overview of the Future Energy System -- 3.2 Energy Production: Locally or at Best Sites? -- 3.3 Technologies for Renewable Energy Production -- 3.4 Entropy, Exergy, and Why Energy Cannot Be Produced -- 3.5 Electrification of Mobility and Heat -- 3.6 Energy Sharing: The Smart Grid -- 3.7 Energy Transport: Reducing Local Volatility -- 3.8 The Overlay Network: AC or DC? -- 3.9 Gas or Electricity? -- 3.10 The Dual Storage Concept -- 3.11 Overview of Energy Storage Technologies.

3.12 A New Chance for DESERTEC -- 3.13 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Political Implications -- 4.1 One World -- 4.2 Capitalism in a Global Market -- 4.3 Paradigm Change in Energy Economy -- 4.4 The Global Union -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Closing Remarks.